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Katsuobushi

Katsuobushi is a traditional Japanese food product made from skipjack tuna, specifically *Katsuwonus pelamis*, which is...

Japanese Umami Fish Dashi

9.1 Excellent

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Nuoc mam

Nước mắm is a pungent, amber-colored fermented fish sauce widely used as a core ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. It is...

Fermented Fish Vietnamese Umami Condiment

9.0 Excellent

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Sherry Vinegar

Sherry vinegar is a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of Andalusia, Spain, where its production is prote...

Spanish Aged Condiment Andalusia

8.9 Great

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Crème fraîche

Crème fraîche is a French cultured dairy product with a fat content of approximately 30%, made by allowing cream to ferm...

French Rich Cultured Dairy

8.6 Great

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Tamari

Tamari is a type of Japanese soy sauce that is traditionally made as a byproduct of the miso fermentation process. Unlik...

Japanese Gluten Free Umami Condiment

8.5 Great

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Worcestershire sauce

Worcestershire sauce is a fermented liquid condiment first produced commercially by chemists John Wheeley Lea and Willia...

British Umami Condiment Fish

8.5 Great

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Colatura di alici

Colatura di alici is a traditional Italian fish sauce produced in Cetara, a fishing village on the Amalfi Coast of Campa...

Italian Umami Amalfi Fish

8.4 Great

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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 Great

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Preserved lemon

Preserved lemons are a condiment central to North African cookery, particularly Moroccan cuisine, made by curing lemons...

North African Citrus Condiment Vegetable

8.3 Great

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Bottarga

Bottarga is a Mediterranean delicacy consisting of fish roe that has been salt-cured and dried. The two main varieties a...

Italian Mediterranean Umami Fish

8.3 Great

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Ssamjang

Ssamjang is a Korean fermented condiment made by blending doenjang (soybean paste) with gochujang (chili paste), sesame...

Korean Savory Condiment Wrap

8.3 Great

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Pao Cai

Pao cai is a Chinese preparation of vegetables preserved through fermentation in a seasoned brine, with Sichuan pao cai...

Spicy Condiment Sichuan Lacto Fermented

8.3 Great

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Jeotgal

Jeotgal is a broad category of Korean salted and fermented seafood condiments made from various marine ingredients such...

Korean Traditional Condiment Fish

7.9 Good

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Belacan

Belacan is a pungent, dried fermented shrimp paste widely used as a foundational ingredient in Malaysian, Singaporean, a...

Fermented Condiment Malaysian Fish

7.9 Good

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Terasi

Terasi is an Indonesian fermented shrimp paste made from finely ground shrimp mixed with salt and fermented over several...

Fermented Indonesian Condiment Fish

7.9 Good

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Patis

Patis is the Philippine variety of fish sauce, a clear, amber-colored liquid condiment used extensively in Filipino cuis...

Umami Condiment Fish Philippine

7.7 Good

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Myeolchi-jeot

Myeolchi-jeot is a traditional Korean condiment made from salted and fermented anchovies. The resulting clear, savory li...

Korean Condiment Fish Fermented Anchovy

7.7 Good

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Bagoong

Bagoong is a Philippine condiment made by fermenting salted fish or krill, resulting in a pungent paste or sauce. It is...

Condiment Fish Philippine Pungent

7.6 Good

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Ojingeo-jeot

Ojingeo-jeot is a traditional Korean food consisting of squid that has been salted and fermented. It belongs to the broa...

Korean Spicy Condiment Fish

7.2 Good

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Shiokara

Shiokara is a Japanese preserved food made by fermenting small pieces of seafood in salt together with some of the anima...

Japanese Condiment Fish Pungent

6.9 Fair